Project-based English: Teacher's Book: The News

Teacher's Notes
- Lesson 2 -

Student's book page 37. "Rewind!" - Warm-up:

Materials:	Student book (click here to see the student's page)
Students:	Groups
Rationale:	Peer dictation. Listening to and writing down News items. Comprehension gambits.
Method:	One student reads aloud paragraph 1 of the text (Study Bank, Part 3). Others try to write it down in their books, using Cassette-player directions instead of normal Classroom Language for direction: "Stop!" "Play!" "Rewind!" "Fast Forward!" "Pause!"
Notes:	The reader should do EXACTLY what the others ask. If they say "Fast Forward!", for example, the student should read very quickly. If they say "Stop!", then the reader should stop immediately. If they say "Rewind", the reader should make a "rewinding" sound. Readers should be as literal as possible in order to encourage accuracy of requests. REMIND STUDENTS TO FILL IN "MY ATTENDANCE SHEET" (STUDY BANK) FOR THIS LESSON.

Student's book page 38. "News Interview" - Project-work:

Materials:	Student book (1) Student book (2) (click here to see the student page)
Students:	Groups or pairs
Rationale:	Preparing for authentic News interviews through guided interview design and implementation.
Method:	Students choose someone to interview and choose a number of questions to ask that person, from the list suggested in the Student book. They write these questions in their book (next page), and proceed to interview the person concerned.
Notes:	The interviewee might be a student from another class (class merges) or someone who needs to be visited by the students for the purpose of holding the interview. Students also need to think how this could become part of their final News Broadcast.

Student's book page 40. "My Role" - Homework:

Materials: Student book
Students: Pairs or groups
Rationale:

Materials:	Student book (click here to see the student page)
Students:	Groups or pairs
Rationale:	Encouraging students to think about the Project. What will they do? Who will perform the various parts of the Project? Students are asked to think about their own contributions and to start preparing for the Project.
Method:
Notes: